How to Integrate TntMPD with TntMPD.DataServer

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User Registration Process

 

First, let's explore how the user registration process takes place.  Once a "Web User" is setup, they will first need to register online before they can begin using TntMPD to download donation data.

 

1. Under the "Tools" menu in TntMPD.DataServer, click on "View Web URLs...".  Notice the "Web User Registration URL".

 

Tools_ViewWebUrls

 

2. When the user first enters the Web User Registration URL into their web browser, they will be redirected to Campus Crusade for Christ's Global Connexion (GCX) single sign-on system.  This system will manage user authentication.  If they don't already have an account, they can follow the links to sign up for one.  Once they login, they will be taken to the user registration process page specific to your organization.

 

WebUser_GCX_Login

 

3. On the user registration page, the user will need to enter the registration code you entered for them in the "Manage Web Users" screen in TntMPD.DataServer.  This registration code is unique, and will identify them within your database.

 

WebUser_RegistrationScreen

 

4. After they click "Register", if they have entered the registration code correctly, they will be provided confirmation that their GCX login and password will work in TntMPD when downloading gifts from your organization.  The user can come back to the Web User Registration URL later to confirm this very same page (the system will recognize that they are already registered).

 

WebUser_RegistrationSuccess

 

 

Using TntMPD to download gifts from the web...

 

1. Under the "Tools" menu in TntMPD.DataServer, click on "View Web URLs...".  Notice the "TntMPD Query URL".

 

Tools_ViewWebUrls

2. Start TntMPD.  (Perhaps create a new database for testing...File|New.)

 

3. In TntMPD, click on "Gift Input".

 

4. If your organization is not listed in the Organization drop down list in TntMPD, hold down the SHIFT key when you lower the Organization drop down list. This will cause "Custom..." to be added to the list. Click on "Custom..." and you'll be prompted to enter your organization's TntMPD Query URL.

 

TntMPD_GiftInput_CustomOrg

 

5. Now the user will enter the same GCX login and password as when they registered.  Notice that the profiles you setup for this "Web User" will appear in the "Profile" drop down list.

TntMPD_GiftInput_LoginPasswordProfile

 

Making it easy for your staff to connect...

If you want to include your organization in the drop down list where you choose the Organization, just send me an email. (troy.wolbrink@ccci.org)  Be sure to include your organization's name, and your TntMPD Query URL.   I can update the list on my website, and your organization will automatically appear in the list.

Then when your staff member tries to do "Gift Input from Web" for the first time, they can just select your organization's name in the list. It couldn't be much easier!

NOTE:
For a deeper technical understanding of how TntMPD integrates with TntMPD.DataServer or any other TntMPD-compatible system, visit: http://www.tntware.com/tntmpd/HowToSetupYourOnlineDonationSystem.htm